Mr. Rubio (for himself,
Mr. Vitter, Mr.
DeMint, and Mr. Lee)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit
employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the
Rewarding Achievement and
Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the
RAISE
Act.

2.

Payment of higher
wages

Section 9(a) of the
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended—

(1)

by inserting
(1) after (a); and

(2)

by adding at the
end the following:

(2)

Notwithstanding a
labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the
terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in
effect, nothing in either—

(1)

section 8(a)(1) or
8(a)(5), or

(2)

a collective
bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of
enactment of the RAISE Act,

shall prohibit an employer from
paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for,
or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than
provided for in such contract or
agreement.